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FOXBOROUGH, MA– New England Revolution (0-1-3, 1 pts) were defeated 2-1 versus New York City FC (2-1-1, 7 pts) on Saturday night.
The match kicked off at 7:30 p.m. ET at Yankee Stadium to a crowd of 20,000.
Starting XI versus NYCFC.
New England starting lineup: 4-2-3-1 | Aljaž Ivačič, Will Sands, Brayan Ceballos, Mamadou Fofana, Brandon Bye, Alhassan Yusuf, Jackson Yueill, Carles Gil (C), Matt Polster, Ignatius Ganago, Maxi Urruti
New England substitutes:| Alex Bono, Wyatt Omsberg, Tanner Beason, Andrew Farrell, Noel Buck, Eric Klein, Jack Panayotou, Luis Diaz, Luca Langoni, Ilay Feingold
New York City FC starting lineup: 4-2-3-1 | Matt Freese, Nico Cavallo, Justin Haak, Thiago Martins (C), Mitja Ilenič, Keaton Parks, Jonny Shore, Hannes Wolf, Maxi Morales, Julián Fernández, Alonso Martínez
New York City FC substitutes:| Birk Risa, Mounsef Bakrar, Stahinja Tanasijević, Agustín Ojeda, Greg Ranjitsingh, Andrew Baiera, Peter Molinari, Máximo Carrizo, Tomás Romero
Starting XI versus NYCFC.
The match kicked off with New England starting from the center circle and decided to build out of the match to begin the match.
NYCFC had the first moment of the match when their corner kick delivery in the 8th minute led to a header by midfielder Keaton Parks that then led to a spectacular diving save by goalkeeper Aljaž Ivačič.
New England’s first chance came in the 12th minute when a delivery by Carles Gil was met with a header by Will Sands which was then caught by goalkeeper Matt Freese.
Entering the 26th minute, New England took the lead.
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— New England Revolution (@NERevolution) March 16, 2025
Following a delivery into the area by defender Brandon Bye, the ball was deflected off of New York City FC defender Thiago Martins and into his own net to give New England their first goal of the season.
In the 29th minute, NYCFC head coach Pascal Jansen was forced to make his first change of the match by replacing defender Nico Cavallo with defender Birk Risa.
Entering the 38th minute, New York City leveled the scoreline.
COOL, CALM, AND COLLECTED FROM JULÍ 🇦🇷 pic.twitter.com/FxK9DIaSDn
— New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) March 16, 2025
Midfielder Hannes Wolf managed to slot the ball into space to find forward Julián Fernández entering the box. His right-footed shot slotted into the bottom left corner to level the scoreline at 1-1.
New England’s next chance came in the 40th minute when Carles Gil took on 3 defenders and then the ball fell kindly for forward Ignatius Ganago. His effort was met with a save by goalkeeper Matt Freese.
After 45+4 minutes, the match entered halftime with the scoreline level at 1-1.
Halftime between New York City FC & New England Revolution.
The second half kicked off with New York starting from the center circle. They elected to move the ball swiftly down New England’s right-flank.
NYCFC had the first chance of the second half in the 59th minute when Jonny Shore’s effort was sent wide of the net.
In the 61st minute, NYCFC midfielder Jonny Shore was issued a yellow card for a foul on Maxi Urruti.
NYCFC had the next chance of the match when forward Alonso Martínez sent Brandon Bye and Brayan Ceballos sliding and unleashed a right-footed shot that just missed the net.
In the 66th minute, NYCFC head coach Pascal Jansen made his second and third changes of the match by replacing midfielders Jonny Shore and Julián Fernández with defender Strahinja Tanasijević and forward Agustín Ojeda.
Entering the 68th minute, New York City gained the lead.
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— New York City FC (@newyorkcityfc) March 16, 2025
Following a shot in the box by Keaton Parks, which was met with a spectacular save by Aljaž Ivačič. The ball then deflected up in the air towards Alonso Martínez at the back post, who then elected for a scissor kick and slotted the ball into the net to gain the lead for NYCFC.
NYCFC’s next chance came from Maxi Morales in the 70th minute, however, he sent his effort wide of the net.
In the 71st minute, Revolution head coach Caleb Porter made his first change of the match by replacing forward Maxi Urruti with forward Luca Langoni.
In the 76th minute, Revolution head coach Caleb Porter made his second and third change of the match by replacing midfielder Matt Polster and defender Will Sands with midfielder Noel Buck and defender Ilay Feingold.
NYCFC Forward Alonso Martínez celebrates his goal during an MLS match versus the New England Revolution.
In the 81st minute, NYCFC head coach Pascal Jansen made his fourth and final change of the match by replacing midfielder Hannes Wolf with forward Mounsef Bakrar.
New England’s next best chance came entering the 82nd minute when Ignatius Ganago’s effort across the goal mouth was met with a save by Matt Freese.
In the 85th minute, Revolution head coach Caleb Porter made his fourth and final change of the match by replacing midfielder Alhassan Yusuf with forward Luis Diaz.
In the 90th minute, NYCFC midfielder Keaton Parks was issued a yellow card for thwarting a Revolution counterattack.
NYCFC’s next chance came entering the 91st minute when Agustín Ojeda’s effort went just wide of the net.
In the 90+4 minute, Revolution defender Ilay Feingold was issued a yellow card.
After 90+6 minutes, NYCFC held onto their lead and defeated the New England Revolution by the score 2-1.
Fulltime between New York City FC & New England Revolution.
New England have started the first 4 matches of the season without a goal scored by a player on their own team.
Their goal-less drought lasted 352 minutes, dating back to last year.
The New England Revolution (0-1-3, 1 pts.) return home to face off against Eastern Conference side New York Red Bulls (1-2-1, 5 pts). The match is set to kickoff at Gillette Stadium on Saturday, March 29th at 2:30 p.m. ET on MLS Season Pass on the Apple TV app.
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